Spinning or doubling frame



Jan. 29, 1963 H. LATUS 3,075,341

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3,075,341 SlilNNlNG R DQUBLENG FRAME Hans Latus, Kempten, Germany,assiguor to Allgiiuer Maschinenbau Gnrbil Kernpten, Germany Filed Mar.5, 1.959, den. No. 797,511 Claims priority, application Germany Mar. 7,1958 8 Claims. ((31. 57-1) The invention relates to the constructionaldesign of a spinning or doubling frame. In the normal recognised designof machine the headstock and the spring pieces of the machine are joinedtogether in the top section by socalled roller beams on which the rollerstands are mounted, usually being bolted thereto. Both the manufacture,and in particular the erection, of the standard design of spinning anddoubling frames are expensive and lengthy processes. Upon final erectionof the machine, after the roller beams have been fixed in place theroller stands carrying the rollers for delivering the yarn have to bemounted and very accurately aligned. Any adjustment to the height ofthese stands is thus a matter of very considerable difiiculty.Furthermore, the roller beams themselves present the grave disadvantageof having to be machined on all sides, this occasioning stresses in theoriginal castings from which they are madethereby giving rise tosubsequent deformation of the roller beams. It is quite possible fordeformation resultant upon these stresses to reveal itself only monthsafter. Because of this (and also as a result :of incorrect adjustment ofthe height of the roller stands) repeated breakages occur in thebearings of the delivery rollers.

One very big disadvantage of the spinning or doubling frame in therecognized construction as aforesaid, is the fact that these machineshave to be completely assembled by the makers in their erection shops.In view of the size and great length of the machines, not only does thisnecessitate a very extensive time for the erection, which of itselfincreases the cost of the machine, but also means that large erectionshops are essential to permit the complete assembly of these machines.

The fundamental idea of the present invention is to build spinning ordoubling frames on the subasscmbly principle thereby ensuring that thespring pieces and the parts attached to them are all fully identical andthat all mountings for the components extending the full length of themachine are arranged on these spring pieces. it is also claimed that, inconsequence of the special design and disposition of the bearers on thespring pieces the manufacturing process, including not only the mountingof the bearers on the spring pieces but also and particularly theerection of the entire machine, will be very considerably simplified andspeeded up.

Thus according to the present invention in a spinning or doubling framethe headstock of the machine and the spring pieces therefor, whichconstitute individual, single castings and which extend the full widthof the machine, are firmly joined together only by long rods or somesimilar arrangement in the upper section, and in the bottom section bythe spindle rails; at the same time all mounting parts for thecomponents along the entire length of the machine are secured to thespring pieces, the latter being of identical construction, and thisapplies particularly to the roller stands (i.e. drafting roller stands),the driving shaft bearings, the vertical push rods for the up and downmovement of the ring plate carriers, and the brackets for the creel.

This new machine frame construction considerably simplifies manufacturebut most particularly simplifies the erection of such machines. Inparticular, it is no longer necessary for the machine to be assembled inits entirety on the manufacturers premises; instead it is SliillClGll'tfor 3,9?5,341 Patented Jan. 29, -163 the machines to be built uppartially, in small sections. For example, the complete headstock andthe spring pieces may be prefabricated as units. This means the savingof many hours of erection work and, furthermore, only a fraction of thespace is required for the erection shops to permit of the assembly ofsuch machines. The full extent of this very considerably simplifiedmethod of manufacture and erection is most notably attained if thesupports, particularly for the roller stands, the driving shaftbearings, the brackets for the creel and also the carriers for the pushrods on the face of the spring pieces are positioned in attachmentsparallel to the face of the spring pieces and are all fixed in preciselythe same position at each spring piece by means of screws or boltsdisposed longitudinally of the frame.

The invention will now be described further, by way of example only,with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a part exploded diagrammatic representation of the assembly ofa doubling frame;

FIG. 2 is a front view of a spring piece of this machine;

FIG. 3 a side view of the spring piece, partially sectioned to lineIII-Ill of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 a plan view of the spring piece of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 a view of a spring piece as in H6. 2 with all mountings fastenedto and centered on this spring piece; FIG. 6 a vertical section on lineVIVI of HG. 5;

FIG. 7 a part horizontal section through the spring piece of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 a spring piece, represented diagrammatically, showing the settingarrangements;

FIG. 9 a section, to a larger scale, along line lX-IX of FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 1-0 a section to line XX of FIG. 5.

Referring now to the drawings, the headstock of the machine, carryingthe gearing is marked 1. To couple this headstock to a support 2standing at some considerable and varying distance from it, for example,four feet six inches, rods 3 or some such similar arrangement areprovided, these serving to connect together the headstock and thesupports 2 in the upper section of the machine. In the bottom section ofthe machine the headstock and the supports 2 are rigidly held togetherby the spindle rails 4 bolted therebctween, the parts being securelyattached to the narrow sides 40 of the supports 2. The supports 2 aresingle castings in the form of a framework and extend across the fullwidth of the machine.

As can be seen from FIG. 5 the supports 2 are all made identical, andcarry supporting elements which are repeated along the whole length ofthe machine. Thus the following supporting elements are all bolted tothe supports 2; the roller stands 5, driving shaft bearings 6, in whichan integral elongated shaft member is mounted as shown in FIG. 6, andthe winding drum bearings 7, in which an integral elongated shaft member13' is mounted, as shown in FIG. 6, brackets 8 for the creel and alsothe vertical push rods 9 for the vertical movement of spinning device,such as the ring plate carriers. The carriers 10, bearing the ringplates 11, are (in the case of the double sided machine shown) rigidlyfixed together by means of a stirrup 12 and are moved up and down in thenormal manner from the lifting shaft 13 by means of a lifting chain 1.4;

The ring plate carriers 10 serve also as supports for carrying threadguides 15 and antiballooning rings 16 and 17. To this end vertical rods18 are fixed to the carriers In, the rods 18 having disposed thereon abracket formation 19 and collars 2d, 21. Parts 19, 20, 21 serve to carryshafts 22, 23, 24, running longitudinally of the machine on which aremounted the thread guides 15 and the anti-ballooning rings 16 and 17respectively.

Shafts .22, 23, 24 are supported in a pivot bearing in parts 3.9, 2t 21.To allow the doiling of the spun or double bobbin, collars 2d, 21 can bemoved upwards on the rods 1% by means of endless chains 25, till theycome into contact with part 1'9, when thread guide 15, andanti-ballooning rings 16 and 17 can be swung upwards until they assume avertical position.

As can be seen from tle drawing, the roller stands 5, the driving shaftbearings 6 and 7, brackets 3 to the creel, and also carrier plates 26are bolted to the faces of the supports 2 by means of bolts runningparallel to the length of the machine. For the correct alignment of allelements of the frame, support portions 22 29, 3t 31 (FIG. 3) areprovided on the supports 2, the surfaces of the supporting portions 2%,29 and 3%, 3i lying in parallel planes parallel to the main plane ofsupports 2. Due to this construction, not only is manufactoreconsiderably simplified {drill-holes and bolt holes extend all in thesame direction) but also the erection of the frame. A further advantageof this arrangement for the fixing of the individual supporting elementsto the supports lies in the fact that the mountings can be very easilyset during assembly, and in any required direction, as indicated on 5.Qorrespondingly therefore the supporting elements 3, 6, "1', d and 9previously mentioned are firmly located in precisely the same positionon each support 2 by the use of centering devices, for example jigs orgauges, whereupon they are then firmly locked in this position by thedowel pegs 27 and form supporting units With supports 2.

Preparation and assembly is effected as follows; the faces of supportingportions 28, 29, 3d and 31 are first prepared and suitably machined sothat the surfaces of all of them are absolutely parallel to each otherand to an imaginary plane of symmetry of the support 2. The surfaces 40(see FIG. 1) of the supports 2 are provided with bores 41, using drillsand gauges to receive the spindle rails and the holes runninglongitudinally of the machine are bored in the supports 2 to serve forfixing supporting elements 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. Since all the holes aretapped the above mentioned supporting elements can then be located bymeans of a gauge, jig or other centering device and firmly fixed to thesupports 2 in their precise final position by means of bolts (or screws)indicated by reference numerals 32 to 37. Then the holes for the dowels27 are drilled and said supporting elements are firmly fixed in theirfinal relative position by means of said dowels. In this manner, thesupporting units are prefabricated.

The manner of positioning and fixing the push rods 9 can be seen fromFIGS. 5, 9' and 10. A carrier plate 26 is in every case bolted to thelowest support portions 31 by means of a bolt 35 and fixed in place bydowel pins. The thickness of this carrier plate corresponds to thediameter of the push rod 9, the plate being made With a slot 49 bored init in which push rod 9 is held both vertically and laterally. A boredslot 43 is in each case provided in the plate shaped stand to serve as atop bearing for push rod The push rod can be inserted in both slots 49and d- The push rod is likewise held by the holder plates 33 and 39, thelatter being bolted to stand 5 and carrier plate 26 by means of bolts 37and 35 respectively. Dowels 27 can be provided to prevent the push rods9 from turning.

The supporting units, prefabricated in the manner described and fittedwith supporting elements 5 to 9, facilitate the assembly of the machineto an extraordinary degree. The supporting units are fastened togetherand to the headstock solely by means of rods 3 which are inserted in theholes 52 of the supports 2 and are bolted up accordingly. To allow ofadjustment of the supporting units upon erection in the spinning ordoubling room in the mill, setting screws are fitted to the supports 2,during manufacture of the latter, these setting screws being preciselyadjusted as each supporting unit is assembled and are then looked inplace by means of the two nuts 44.

The assembled supportin units are aligned in the mill by two settinggauges 4-3 laid on the setting screws 43 of two adjacent supports 2, see8. These two gauges are fined beforehand to the spindle rail 4- at thesame distance apart as the supporting units. By laying a spirit level onthe spindle rail, the supporting units are then so adjusted as to beperfectly upright and perfectly level. The supports 2 are provided withfeet adjustable as to height to assist in this worl: of levelling off,these feet including base plate 17 and adjustable bolts as locked inplace by nuts When the supporting elements of all units are thusaligned, the elongated shaft members 13 can be easily mounted in thebearing parts of supporting elements 6, '7 and the same is true forelongated members mounted on supporting elements 5, and on othersupporting elements of the units.

Although a particular embodiment of the invention has hereinbefore beendescribed, in no way is the invention restricted to the precise detailsset out. Further embodiments will present themselves to one skilled inthe art which may be used with advantage for other purposes.

I claim:

1. A spinning frame comprising, in combination, a plurality of spacedsupporting units, each supporting unit including a support havinglateral face means, a set of supporting elements mounted on said lateralface means for adjustment on the same and including supporting parts,and means for securing each set of supporting elements to the respectivesupport in such a manner that said supporting parts of said sets ofsupporting elements of all supporting units are in exactly the samerelative position; means for securing said supports of said supportingunits to each other in a position in which corresponding supportingparts of said supporting elements of said supporting units are exactlyaligned; and elongated integral members supported on aligned supportingparts of said supporting elements of said supporting units and extendingover said plurality of supporting units whereby when said supportingelements of said supporting units are first adjusted to the samerelative position and said supporting parts then aligned, said elongatedintegral members can be mounted on said supporting units.

2. A spinning frame comprising, in combination, a plurality of spacedsupporting units, each supporting unit including a support havinglateral face means, a set of supporting elements mounted on said lateralface means for adjustment on the same and including bearing parts, andmeans for securing each set of supporting elements to the respectivesupport in such a manner that said bearign parts of said sets ofsupporting elements of all supporting units are in exactly the samerelative position; means for securing said supports of said supportingunits to each other in a position in which corresponding bearing partsof said supporting elements of said supporting units are exactlyaligned; and elongated integral shaft members supported on alignedbearing parts of said supporting elements of said supporting units andextending over said plurality of supporting units whereby when saidsupporting elements of said supporting units are first adjusted to thesame relative position and said bearing parts then aligned, saidelongated integral shaft members can be mounted on said supportingunits.

3. A spinning frame comprising, in combination, a plurality of spacedprefabricated supporting units, each supporting unit including anintegral support having lateral face means, a set of supporting elementsmounted on said lateral face means for adjustment on the same andincluding supporting parts, and means for securing each set ofsupporting elements to the respective support in such a manner that saidsupporting parts of said sets of supporting elements of all supportingunits are in exactly the same relative position; means for securing saidsupports of said prefabricated supporting units to each other in aposition in which corresponding supporting parts of said supportingelements of said prefabricated supporting units are exactly aligned; andelongated integral members supported on aligned supporting parts of saidsupporting elements of said prefabricated supporting units and extendingover said plurality of supporting units whereby after alignment of saidsupporting parts said elongated integral members can be mounted on saidprefabricated supporting units.

4. A spinning frame comprising, in combination, a plurality of spacedsupporting units, each supporting unit including a support havinglateral face means including parallel faces on opposite sides of thesupport, a set of supporting elements mounted on said lateral face meansfor adjustment on the same and including supporting parts, and means forsecuring each set of supporting elements to the respective support insuch a manner that said supporting parts of said sets of supportingelements of all supporting units are in exactly the same relativeposition; means for securing said supports of said supporting units toeach other in a position in which said parallel faces of said supportingunits are parallel with each other and in which position correspondingsupporting parts of said supporting elements of said supporting unitsare exactly aligned; and elongated integral members supported on alignedsupporting parts of said supporting elements of said supporting unitsand extending over said plurality of supporting units whereby when saidsupporting elements of said supporting units are first adjusted to thesame relative position and said supporting parts then aligned, saidelongated integral members can be mounted on said supporting units.

5. A spinning frame as set forth in claim 4 wherein said supportingelements include ring plate carriers; and thread guides andanti-ballooning devices secured to said ring plate carriers.

6. A spinning frame as set forth in claim 4 wherein said elongatedmembers are mounted on some of said supporting elements; and includingspinning device mounted on said aligned supporting parts of othersupporting elements.

7. A spinning frame comprising, in combination, a plurality of spacedsupporting units, each supporting unit including a support havinglateral face means, a set of supporting elements mounted on said lateralface means for adjustment on the same and including supporting parts andflanges, and means for securing each set of supporting elements to therespective support in such a manner that said supporting parts of saidsets of sup-.

porting elements of all supporting units are in exactly the samerelative position, and including bolts and dowel pins passing throughsaid flanges; means for securing said supports of said supporting unitsto each other in a position in which corresponding supporting parts ofsaid supporting elements of said supporting units are exactly aligned;and elongated integral members supported on aligned supporting parts ofsaid supporting elements of said supporting units and extending oversaid plurality of supporting units whereby when said supporting elementsof said supporting units are first adjusted to the same relativeposition and said supporting parts then aligned, said elongated integralmembers can be mounted on said supporting units.

8. A spinning frame comprising, in combination, a plurality of spacedprefabricated supporting units, each supporting unit including anintegral support having lateral face means including parallel faces onopposite sides of the support, a set of supporting elements mounted onsaid lateral face means for adjustment on the same and includingsupporting bearing parts, and means for securing each set of supportingelements to the respective support in such a manner that said bearingparts of said sets of supporting elements of all supporting units are inexactly the same relative position; means for securing said supports ofsaid prefabricated supporting units to each other in a position in whichsaid parallel faces of said supporting units are parallel with eachother and in which position corresponding bearing parts of supportingelements of said prefabricated supporting units are exactly aligned, andincluding spindle rail means extending over said supporting units; andelongated integral shaft members sup ported on aligned bearing parts ofsaid supporting elements of said prefabricated supporting units andextending over said plurality of supporting units whereby afteralignment of said supporting parts said elongated integral shaft memberscan be mounted on said prefabricated supporting units.

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1. A SPINNING FRAME COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A PLURALITY OF SPACEDSUPPORTING UNITS, EACH SUPPORTING UNIT INCLUDING A SUPPORT HAVINGLATERAL FACE MEANS, A SET OF SUPPORTING ELEMENTS MOUNTED ON SAID LATERALFACE MEANS FOR ADJUSTMENT ON THE SAME AND INCLUDING SUPPORTING PARTS,AND MEANS FOR SECURING EACH SET OF SUPPORTING ELEMENTS TO THE RESPECTIVESUPPORT IN SUCH A MANNER THAT SAID SUPPORTING PARTS OF SAID SETS OFSUPPORTING ELEMENTS OF ALL SUPPORTING UNITS ARE IN EXACTLY THE SAMERELATIVE POSITION; MEANS FOR SECURING SAID SUPPORTS OF SAID SUPPORTINGUNITS TO EACH OTHER IN A POSITION IN WHICH CORRESPONDING SUPPORTINGPARTS OF SAID SUPPORTING ELEMENTS OF SAID SUPPORTING UNITS ARE EXACTLYALIGNED; AND ELONGATED INTEGRAL MEMBERS SUPPORTED ON ALIGNED SUPPORTINGPARTS OF SAID SUPPORTING ELEMENTS OF SAID SUPPORTING UNITS AND EXTENDINGOVER SAID PLURALITY OF SUPPORTING UNITS WHEREBY WHEN SAID SUPPORTINGELEMENTS OF SAID SUPPORTING UNITS ARE FIRST ADJUSTED TO THE SAMERELATIVE POSITION AND SAID SUPPORTING PARTS THEN ALIGNED, SAID ELONGATEDINTEGRAL MEMBERS CAN BE MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORTING UNITS.